Bosch AXT 25 D Drum Garden Shredder

Dr 07/03/2022 18:01:06

On arrival the shredder had a number of fractures in its casing where the cable is normally wound. As the outer carton was undamaged it suggests the damage was done at the factory rather than during distribution or delivery. Unusual for Bosch. Tooled-Up did a great job in arranging for its collection and a refund, and I was able to reorder a replacement which arrived pretty quickly. It is a heavy item and not easy to get over door sills etc so try to choose somewhere to store it that will make life easy. Moving around on reasonably level ground is quite easy as it tilts back on its wheels, which take all the weight. So far I have only used it on hawthorn branches around 25mm in diameter at the base and around 3m long. It gobbles these very nicely, chopping them into roughly 20mm chunks. The unit 'grabs' branches and then feeds them in automatically. I have seen no debris fly out of the feed chamber but long branches can 'whip' when they are grabbed and these can swipe across ones face. I would suggest never using this tool without safety glasses (which came free!). Build quality is robust and it is reasonably quiet in use. I haven't yet tried hedge trimmings or lighter materials but they should be OK if perhaps a bit more slowly than a high speed shredder would do. So far, I am pleased with this tool and hope it will give me long service.

Norman 16/10/2020 20:47:43

The product was delivered very quickly and is a robust shredder that performs very well

Bernard 13/10/2020 17:27:16

Much better than the Bosch AXT Rapid 2200 I had previously for producing a finer output. Good to have a box underneath.

Morgan 13/10/2020 17:13:16

I bought this shredder to replace my old Bosch 2200 AXT. Although the AXT 25 is more powerful and copes with bigger branches etc., there should be some way of notifying you when the collection box underneath is full as when shredding lots of items you have to keep looking in the box to check and a full box is not easy to pick up and dispose of the contents. Despite the above, I am very pleased with the performance.

Colin 13/10/2020 15:34:52

Great piece of kit, does everything it should. During my research I watched (can't say where) a video of an 8 year old one still going strong, what better recommendation. Also best buy in an independent consumer journal (can't say which one).

Anthony 07/09/2020 16:59:42

Shredder copes well with medium sized branches easily and smaller ones with leaves as well. It’s pretty quiet humming with occasional cracking as it works away pulling down the material loaded into the chute. The result it coarse shredded material suitable for composting or mulching. Whilst it is sturdily heavy, the two wheels allow it to be manoeuvred from storage to the garden. The chute assembly can be removed stowed in the collection box. Fitting the chute assembly can be slightly clunky but always fits in the end. Overall it is worth paying more for this robust, reliable and relatively quiet shredder.